gymnastics

Langley Gymnastics Foundation coach Kris Krunick (L) and gymnast Blake Morfitt at the 2023 Canadian National Championships held at Richmond Oval May 18-22. (LGF/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Second all-around honours for Langley’s Blake Morfitt at Canadian National Championships

‘He has proven what is possible with hard work and dedication’ coach says

 

A competitor at the 2023 Compulsory Gymnastics BC Championships held in April at the Langley Events Centre, hosted by the Langley Gymnastics Foundation. (Langley Advance Times file)

Delisting gymnastics as school sports unlikely to have much impact on Langley athletes, coach says

Langley Gymnastics Foundation was sending only two or three competitors to high school championship

 

More than 400 gymnasts from across the province competed in the 2023 Compulsory Gymnastics BC Championships, at the Langley Events Centre, from Friday, April 21, to Sunday, April 23. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: More than 400 compete in 2023 Compulsory Gymnastics BC Championships in Langley

Event hosted at LEC by Langley Gymnastics Foundation

 

Lexi Fung (left) from Langley’s Flip City Gymnastics, the host club, and Jordanna Phillis (right) of the Langley Gymnastics Foundation competed at the 2023 BC Provincial championships held March 31 - April 2 at the North Surrey Sports and Ice Complex. (Ron Wilton/RJMedia.ca)

Langley gymnastics clubs are winners at B.C. championships

Provincial champions were crowned

  • Apr 13, 2023
Lexi Fung (left) from Langley’s Flip City Gymnastics, the host club, and Jordanna Phillis (right) of the Langley Gymnastics Foundation competed at the 2023 BC Provincial championships held March 31 - April 2 at the North Surrey Sports and Ice Complex. (Ron Wilton/RJMedia.ca)
Vancouver Coastal karate athlete Haumi Tarighatbin (red) faces off against Cancouver Island Central Coast athlete Hudson Ball Saturday, March 25, 2023, during the Greater Vernon B.C. Winter Games at Kalamalka Secondary School. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)

PHOTOS: Athletes dazzle on Day 2 of B.C. Winter Games in Greater Vernon

Competition in the Games continued Saturday; run through to 12 p.m. Sunday, March 26

Vancouver Coastal karate athlete Haumi Tarighatbin (red) faces off against Cancouver Island Central Coast athlete Hudson Ball Saturday, March 25, 2023, during the Greater Vernon B.C. Winter Games at Kalamalka Secondary School. (Brendan Shykora - Morning Star)
Ian Moss, CEO of Gymnastics Canada speaks with reporters outside the courthouse in Sarnia, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Moss is out as chief executive officer of Gymnastics Canada, a move that comes amid calls for leadership change at the embattled sports organization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Spowart

Ian Moss out as Gymnastics Canada CEO after athletes call for his resignation

‘We have to do due diligence in terms of facts to simple as that’

Ian Moss, CEO of Gymnastics Canada speaks with reporters outside the courthouse in Sarnia, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. Moss is out as chief executive officer of Gymnastics Canada, a move that comes amid calls for leadership change at the embattled sports organization. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Spowart
Langley Gymnastics Foundation athletes at the Winter Games: (left to right) Makenzie Grant, Blake Morfitt, Jordanna Phillis. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Langley gymnastics clubs send athletes to Canada Winter Games

2023 edition gets underway Feb. 18 in PEI

Langley Gymnastics Foundation athletes at the Winter Games: (left to right) Makenzie Grant, Blake Morfitt, Jordanna Phillis. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Competitors chalked up on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the 30th annual Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational gymnastics competition held at the Langley Events Centre fieldhouse over four days.(Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational wraps up in Langley

At four days and more than 1,000 gymnasts, it was the biggest yet

Competitors chalked up on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the 30th annual Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational gymnastics competition held at the Langley Events Centre fieldhouse over four days.(Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Last year, the first in-person Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational since pandemic restrictions were eased drew more than 1,000 to the Langley Events Centre fieldhouse. This year, the event has been extended for three days to four, running Feb 2-5. (file photo by Gary Ahuja, Langley Events Centre)

Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational marks 30th anniversary in Langley

Annual gymnastics event has grown so much, it has been extended to four days

Last year, the first in-person Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational since pandemic restrictions were eased drew more than 1,000 to the Langley Events Centre fieldhouse. This year, the event has been extended for three days to four, running Feb 2-5. (file photo by Gary Ahuja, Langley Events Centre)
Some of the Langley gymnasts competing at the 2022 Canadian Championships in Artistic Gymnastics which will be taking place at the Richmond Olympic Oval this weekend (May 26-30th) Left to right: Connor Fielding, Nikita Arendarenko, and Owen Fielding (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Langley Gymnasts to represent B.C. at national championships

Team B.C. will be competing at 2022 Canadian Championships in Artistic Gymnastics in Richmond.

Some of the Langley gymnasts competing at the 2022 Canadian Championships in Artistic Gymnastics which will be taking place at the Richmond Olympic Oval this weekend (May 26-30th) Left to right: Connor Fielding, Nikita Arendarenko, and Owen Fielding (Special to Langley Advance Times)
FILE – Ian Moss, CEO of Gymnastics Canada speaks with reporters outside the courthouse in Sarnia, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Spowart

Canadian gymnasts calling for investigation into abusive practices, toxic culture

In a letter, athletes said that the fear of retribution has prevented them from speaking out for nearly a decade

FILE – Ian Moss, CEO of Gymnastics Canada speaks with reporters outside the courthouse in Sarnia, Ont. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Mark Spowart
Coach Lilla Gulyas, with Langley’s Flip City Gymnastics Club, is one of only two women who have been accepted into the 2023 Women in Coaching Canada Games Apprenticeship Program. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

Langley gymnastics coach named to national apprenticeship program

Lilla Gulyas, who trains athletes at the Flip City club, was one of just two women accepted for 2023

Coach Lilla Gulyas, with Langley’s Flip City Gymnastics Club, is one of only two women who have been accepted into the 2023 Women in Coaching Canada Games Apprenticeship Program. (Special to Langley Advance Times)
Close to 1,1000 athletes from 27 clubs took part in the annual Christy Fraser Memorial at Langley Events Centre over the Family Day long weekend. It was a record turnout. (Gary Ahuja, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Record attendance at Christy Fraser Memorial gymnastics meet in Langley

Mom Lory Fraser calls turnout for Family Day weekend event ‘amazing’

Close to 1,1000 athletes from 27 clubs took part in the annual Christy Fraser Memorial at Langley Events Centre over the Family Day long weekend. It was a record turnout. (Gary Ahuja, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)
At the 2021 Christy Fraser gymnastics tournament, the pandemic forced a virtual competition where athletes recorded their routines on video, to be be reviewed by judges. Dor 2022, the event will be in-person, running Feb. 17, 18 and 19 at the Langley Events Centre building B, (File)

A return to in-person competition for gymnasts at Langley’s Christy Fraser Memorial Invitational meet

More than 1,000 expected to attend

At the 2021 Christy Fraser gymnastics tournament, the pandemic forced a virtual competition where athletes recorded their routines on video, to be be reviewed by judges. Dor 2022, the event will be in-person, running Feb. 17, 18 and 19 at the Langley Events Centre building B, (File)
Langley Gymnastics Foundation 2021 Invitational drew 360 athletes to the Langley Events Centre Dec. 11-12. (Gary Ahuja, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Langley Gymnastics Foundation hosts first out-of-club competition since pandemic hit

Langley Invitational draws 360

Langley Gymnastics Foundation 2021 Invitational drew 360 athletes to the Langley Events Centre Dec. 11-12. (Gary Ahuja, Langley Events Centre/Special to Langley Advance Times)
Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts after losing a point to Marketa Vondrousova, of the Czech Republic, during the third round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Rough day for stars Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka at Olympics

Some July 27 highlights from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games

Naomi Osaka, of Japan, reacts after losing a point to Marketa Vondrousova, of the Czech Republic, during the third round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Kennedy Duke, 16, at the Langley Gymnastics Foundation on Tuesday, July 13. She won all-around Canadian champion in the 16+ category of the 2021 JO/Novice Canadian Championships. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Langley Gymnastics Foundation athlete takes top Canadian award

Despite winning all-around novice award, Kennedy Duke thinks she could have done better

Kennedy Duke, 16, at the Langley Gymnastics Foundation on Tuesday, July 13. She won all-around Canadian champion in the 16+ category of the 2021 JO/Novice Canadian Championships. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Holding virtual versions of meets like the Christy Fraser Invitational is how Langley gymnastics clubs kept going through the pandemic. (Tattina Maxim)

Sport relief grants welcomed by Langley gymnastics clubs

How Flip City and Langley Gymnastics Foundation are coping with the pandemic

Holding virtual versions of meets like the Christy Fraser Invitational is how Langley gymnastics clubs kept going through the pandemic. (Tattina Maxim)
Langley’s Zachary Clay competes on the pommel horse during the Abbotsford-based Twisters Invitational event. Hundreds of gymnasts from all across B.C. are competing virtually and will be judged this weekend. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

Abbotsford’s Twisters Invitational returns in a virtual format

Hundreds of athletes submitting videos to be judged live and virtually this weekend

Langley’s Zachary Clay competes on the pommel horse during the Abbotsford-based Twisters Invitational event. Hundreds of gymnasts from all across B.C. are competing virtually and will be judged this weekend. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Recorded on video, Reuben Dykstra of the Langley Gymnastics Foundation competed in the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics competition at the Christy Fraser Memorial Gymnastics Invitational (Tattina Maxim/Special to Langley Advance Times)

Langley’s Christy Fraser Memorial gymnastics competition goes virtual

Unable to compete in person, athletes recorded their performances for judges

Recorded on video, Reuben Dykstra of the Langley Gymnastics Foundation competed in the Men’s Artistic Gymnastics competition at the Christy Fraser Memorial Gymnastics Invitational (Tattina Maxim/Special to Langley Advance Times)